Daily Sustainability Job Post

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Position Overview:

PURPOSE & OVERALL RELEVANCE FOR THE ORGANIZATION:

The Senior Manager Circular Services will be a key leader within the NAM Sustainability Team, responsible to develop and implement the creation of consumer facing Circular Services. This leadership role will be responsible to stand up a brand-new business within adidas. They will create & execute a plan that allows adidas to live our Sustainability efforts through this new Consumer GTM strategy.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Strategy

• Lead and Manage the North American Sustainability Team responsible for setting up and developing Circular Services aligned with the Global Brand Strategy.
• Drive and Coordinate a team to operationalize consumer facing product takeback and re-commerce.
• Act as center of excellence to Circular Services across product management and marketing.
• Execute, monitor, and communicate the implementation of circular services between stakeholders across all levels.
• Lead and manage the ongoing metrics of project progression, monitoring inputs & outputs, and manage issues/risks to deliver against KPIs.
• Create and deliver innovative ideas that disrupt the industry and provide unique consumer experiences.
• Test and learn to ensure constant evolution of Circular Services.

Process Development

• Partner with digital, strategy, and marketing teams to deploy Circular Services.
• Lead, organize, and support objectives in alignment with seasonal brand and commercial strategy.
• Develop and Implement the Go-To-Market (GTM) processes for Circular Services.
• Develop compelling program rollouts with a strong focus on sustainability and innovation.

Project Management

• Develop seasonal plans in line with global strategy.
• Manage multiple workstreams across Circular Services.
• Lead, Manage, and coordinate all aspects of operating a new business plan.

KEY RELATIONSHIPS:

• Business Units
• Brand
• Ecom and Direct-To-Consumer Retail
• Digital and Membership Marketing Operations
• Brand Partners and Agencies

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Experience in setting up and executing new business models within an existing organization.
• Background in merchandising, product management, project management with additional sustainability experience preferred.
• Supply chain experience including reverse logistics.
• Passionate about Sustainability with a good understanding of Circular Economy principles.
• Experience in product merchandising and understanding of business KPIs.
• Innovation mindset and self-starting mentality.
• Proven track record of problem solving in a team setting.
• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate across all levels.

REQUISITE EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE / MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5 years of experience in Product Merchandising, Project Management, Marketing, Business Development or similar.
• Strong Project Management skills.
• Cross functional experience, ideally within merchandising, marketing and sales.
• Curious mindset and ability to work across multiple teams.